After a few months off with injury, it’s great to be running again. But with no events lined up in the next few months, getting out has been tough. Put simply, I’m lacking motivation. What to do… How do I get back into the habit of running regularly? This has been on my mind for […]

In two weeks – yikes – I’ll be attempting my first 100 mile ultra marathon. I’m excited, but thinking about it is driving me crazy. There’s just so much to fret about. Big stuff like finishing it and not falling off cliffs. Admin like kit lists, food and supplies. And then a galaxy of little […]

A few years ago, if someone told me I’d be running a 100 mile ultra marathon, I would not have believed them. Absolutely no chance. Driving that distance is a pain in the arse, let alone running. And yet, that’s exactly what I’ve just signed up for. Yes, I wavered before clicking ‘confirm entry’, but […]

On new years day, my wife and I went for a blustery hike in the gorgeous Black Mountains to chat about our goals for 2018. Cobwebs well and truly blown away, we came away with a few things in mind. Amongst others, I’ve gone with these two to keep me motivated for the year ahead: […]

At the start of the year, I wrote about one of my goals for 2017: #run1000miles. It was a challenge set by Trail Running magazine, to encourage its readers to sign up and run 1000 miles in 2017. 1000 miles in a year? Hmmm, it sounded like a lot of running and I had no […]

I’m a sucker for books about running. I’ve read loads of ’em. Some great, others err…not so. I’ve just finished Richard Askwith’s ‘Running free: a runner’s journey back to nature’. It’s definitely in the great pile, and made me think about why I run. And more importantly, how I run. What’s it all about then? […]